May 2, 2025 Update

Thank you for your patience during the first few weeks of the road closure. Remember businesses are open and accessible. All vehicles should be following the detour and taking a right from eastbound Interlachen to Vernon Avenue unless you’re visiting the local businesses. The Vernon Ave Bridge is tentatively scheduled for removal May 8 – May 12 and the Highway 100 Bridge is tentatively scheduled for removal May 16 – May 19. The Vernon Ave Bridge removal will occur during normal working hours. The Highway 100 Bridge removal will occur over a weekend closure of Highway 100. Work will most likely occur 24-hrs during that weekend closure.

1. On May 14, the on-ramp to northbound Highway100 from Grange Rd will be closed and remain closed until further notice, most likely mid-summer. This closure allows the contractor to prep for the full Highway 100 closure for the weekend of May 16 - 19 to remove the Highway 100 Bridge safely. The ramp is too close to the work area to allow for safe traffic operations and safe construction activities following removal of the bridge. Recall the on-ramp to northbound Highway 100 from 50^th Street will still be open before and after bridge removal operations over the weekend closure.
2. During the Highway 100 weekend closure, access to northbound Highway 100 from 50^th Street will need to be closed during the removal operations over the weekend closure. A detour to access northbound Highway 100 is being created now. The access to southbound Highway 100 will be maintained from Eden Avenue on the west side of Highway 100.
3. At dates yet to be determined, the Interlachen Blvd with Vernon Ave Intersection work area will be adjusted. The adjustment will shrink the area available for traffic operations, but it will IMPROVE traffic operations. It will improve traffic operations because the stop light will be taken out of service to allow for free flow traffic between Interlachen Blvd and Vernon Ave. During this adjustment, Gus Young Lane will be closed to thru traffic from Interlachen Blvd. Closing Gus Young Lane should improve traffic operations at the southbound Highway 100 off-ramp at Arcadia Avenue and expediate the construction of that intersection.